Thank you all for your business and support this year! The Janusz Korczak menorah fundraising project for the Holocaust Resource Center at Temple Judea has been a huge success – over $10,000 has been raised! I have more exciting projects planned for 2018 including a bracelet I am designing to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut on April […]
Holidays & Celebrations
A HISTORIC DAY IN JEWISH HISTORY Today is a historic day in the history of the Jewish people! For the first time, the United States formally recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv will be moved to Jerusalem! Although the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995 stated that as […]
I LOVE Thanksgiving! I love that people from all religions from all over this great country celebrate this day. A few weeks ago, during Columbus Day weekend, my family traveled to Plymouth, Massachusetts. We visited Plimoth Plantation, a living history museum that replicates the original settlement of the Plymouth Colony established in the
Today is Yom Ha’atzmaut – Israel Independence Day. Today is the 69th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Israel in 1948. David Ben-Gurion was the first prime minister of Israel. Today is a wonderful day of celebration after two very somber holidays in Israel. Last week was Yom HaShoah – Holocaust Remembrance
I wish everybody a very Happy Passover! Whether you are hosting a Seder, attending a Seder, or having a low-key dinner at home, I hope this Passover holiday is a time of celebration, reflection, and hope for freedom for all. I have prepared many articles for the Passover holiday that I hope you will enjoy. […]
I am so excited – I am leaving for AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) tomorrow! I went for the first time last year, and it is a Jewish experience like no other. Last year, 19,000 supporters of Israel from all over the world converged on Washington, D.C. for a conference that begins tonight with […]
I can’t believe Passover is three weeks from this Monday – April 10, 2017! It just snuck up on me, though Spring can’t come soon enough (this Monday, 3/20). Two weeks ago I was out jogging in the beautiful warm weather, and now I’m traversing icebergs. In New York on Tuesday, the snow turned to […]
See the video or read the transcript below of my first Facebook Live where I discuss the symbolism of breaking the Jewish wedding glass. Enjoy! Hi, my name is Risa. Welcome to my first Facebook Live. I’m excited that you’re here with me today and I’m going to be, I want to introduce myself. I’m […]
I hope the end of your Sukkot holiday was nice and that your celebration of Simchat Torah was festive and joyful! Well, that’s a wrap of the Jewish holidays until Hanukkah! Wait until you see the new menorahs by Gary Rosenthal and the other awesome handmade menorahs I’ll be showing off in the next few […]
Tomorrow night, Tuesday, October 11, 2016, is Erev Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. Yom Kippur is a time when we dedicate our mind, body, and souls to reconciliation with God. mankind, and ourselves. On this journey, we are both the seekers and givers of forgiveness. And we say, “God of forgiveness, […]